The NUSRA front had made a series of demands in return for the release of the peacekeepers.

It demanded to be taken off the United Nation’s list of terrorist organisations, compensation for death of three of its fighters who died following a shoot-out with UN officers and humanitarian aid to be delivered to Damascus.

However the Fijians said that the demands had been dropped its original demands

The front said the UN had done nothing to help Syrians trying to overthrow the Assad regime.